U.S. Ryder Cup team visits Gillette Stadium before Deutsche Bank

The current U.S. Ryder Cup team. (New England Patriots on Twitter) The New England Patriots weren’t in Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass., on Wednesday night, so the U.S. Ryder Cup team as currently constituted took the field. Captain Davis Love III and three of his four vice-captains — Steve Stricker, Tom Lehman and Jim Furyk, […]

Power rankings: Deutsche Bank Championship

Jason Day came up just short of Patrick Reed at The Barclays. (Getty Images) The PGA Tour’s FedEx Cup playoffs roll on this week with the Deutsche Bank Championship, running from Friday to Labor Day Monday at TPC Boston in Norton, Mass. Rickie Fowler is defending champion, coming off the disappointment of missing the U.S. […]

Report: Darren Clarke to add Westwood, Kaymer, Donald to Ryder Cup team

Luke Donald would be a surprise pick for the Ryder Cup team. (Getty Images) They call them wild-card picks for a reason. Sometimes, they’re unexpected, and signs point to European Ryder Cup captain Darren Clarke reaching deep down the points list to find one of his three captain’s picks. According to multiple reports, including from […]

Barclays finishes for Reed, Fowler amplified by Ryder Cup qualifying

Patrick Reed won twice on Sunday at The Barclays. And, by extension, Rickie Fowler lost twice. First, to the happy Augusta State product, who picked up his fifth PGA Tour win at Bethpage Black, winning the FedEx Cup playoff opener by a shot over Emiliano Grillo and Sean O’Hair. Not only did he win the […]

Michelle Wie holes eagle to make cut at Canadian Pacific Women's Open

Your browser does not support iframes. Michelle Wie has faced a rough season on the LPGA Tour in 2016, missing the cut in 11 of 19 starts heading into this week, including the last four in a row. The skid appeared set to continue on Friday at the Canadian Pacific Women’s Open, when Wie came […]

Winning The Barclays will take care of everything for Patrick Reed

Patrick Reed is looking for his first win of 2016. (Getty Images) Patrick Reed hasn’t won this season on the PGA Tour. He’s also in the precarious position of sitting eighth in the U.S. Ryder Cup points standings, with eight automatic spots on captain Davis Love III’s American team doled out on Sunday. Now, after […]

Jordan Spieth calls Barclays host Bethpage Black one of the 'toughest courses'

Jordan Spieth shot even-par 71 to open The Barclays (Getty Images) Jordan Spieth started his FedEx Cup title defense in earnest on Thursday, shooting even-par 71 in his first competitive round at Bethpage Black on Long Island. This is the first time The Black has hosted the playoff curtain-lifter since 2012, before Spieth was a […]

Fowler in contention at Barclays in hopes of earning Ryder Cup berth

Rickie Fowler shot 4-under 67 at Bethpage Black on Thursday. (Getty Images) Rickie Fowler needed the kind of Thursday he had at Bethpage Black, and he needs three more days just like it to potentially earn one of eight automatic spots on the U.S. Ryder Cup team. Fowler opened The Barclays with 4-under 67, leaving […]

McIlroy happy to be 'proven somewhat wrong' about Olympic golf

Rory McIlroy was pleasantly surprised by Olympic golf. (Getty Images) Rory McIlroy was one of the most vocal — and blunt — pro golf voices that didn’t appear supportive of golf’s return to the Olympics. The four-time major winner said he would be watching the “sports that matter,” rather than golf’s first Olympic event in […]

Jordan Spieth tried, failed to chip marshmallows in Jimmy Fallon's mouth

Jordan Spieth was on “The Tonight Show” with Jimmy Fallon on Monday night, part of a Big Apple promotional tour for The Barclays, the first of four FedEx Cup playoff events. Bethpage Black is back as host of the playoff opener after a four-year absence, and that’s something Spieth and Fallon discussed. However, the conversation […]